palmern. pilgrim (who hasbeen to the Holy Land and brought back a palm leaf)香客,朝圣者。 △Rom.1.5.104(100):“And palm to palm is holypalmers’ kiss.”手掌接触手掌便是香客们的接吻。(按: palm一词作为“手掌”和“棕榈叶”两义在这句话里双关。) △2H.VI.5.1.97:“Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer’s staff / And not tograce an awful princely sceptre.”你的手生来只能握香客的拐棍,而不能给令人敬畏的君主权杖带来一点尊严。 
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